MSNBC Is Now ‘Fact-Checking’ Trump’s Auto Industry Bloodbath Comment: ‘Let’s Take Trump at His Word for a Moment’

LEMIRE So Michael let ░░░░░░░░ take Trump at his ░░░░░░░░ for a moment and ░░░░░░░░ he was talking about ░░░░░░░░ automotive industry Let s ░░░░░░░░ he was talking about ░░░░░░░░ But isn t what ░░░░░░░░ proposes the tariffs and ░░░░░░░░ like wouldn t that ░░░░░░░░ devastating too TOMASKY Of ░░░░░░░░ it would Jonathan That ░░░░░░░░ part of what I ░░░░░░░░ into in the column ░░░░░░░░ I wrote about this ░░░░░░░░ Okay take him at ░░░░░░░░ word What s an ░░░░░░░░ bloodbath An economic bloodbath ░░░░░░░░ from a 100 tariff ░░░░░░░░ Chinese imports to which ░░░░░░░░ know China is only ░░░░░░░░ to retaliate and it ░░░░░░░░ going to hurt American ░░░░░░░░ terribly and it s ░░░░░░░░ hurt American workers I ░░░░░░░░ in my piece a ░░░░░░░░ from the U S ░░░░░░░░ Business Council you know ░░░░░░░░ well known outpost of ░░░░░░░░ vermin and they did ░░░░░░░░ study in 2021 that ░░░░░░░░ Trump s tariff policy ░░░░░░░░ China have cost the ░░░░░░░░ States 250 000 jobs ░░░░░░░░ also point out in ░░░░░░░░ piece that if you ░░░░░░░░ auto industry employment auto ░░░░░░░░ parts manufacturing in the ░░░░░░░░ Administration versus the Biden ░░░░░░░░ and even if you ░░░░░░░░ the pandemic out of ░░░░░░░░ and cut Trump that ░░░░░░░░ break of removing the ░░░░░░░░ the Biden Administration about ░░░░░░░░ 000 jobs have been ░░░░░░░░ 127 000 in those ░░░░░░░░ In the Trump Administration ░░░░░░░░ 28 000 So even ░░░░░░░░ aside the malign interpretation ░░░░░░░░ I don t believe ░░░░░░░░ ought to put aside ░░░░░░░░ s just really wrong ░░░░░░░░ All right let s ░░░░░░░░ in NBC News correspondent ░░░░░░░░ Hillyard live from Phoenix ░░░░░░░░ you ve been taking ░░░░░░░░ look at Trump s ░░░░░░░░ and things he s ░░░░░░░░ saying with the auto ░░░░░░░░ What does it show ░░░░░░░░ Right I mean when ░░░░░░░░ talks about his own ░░░░░░░░ over the course of ░░░░░░░░ four years he makes ░░░░░░░░ that he saved the ░░░░░░░░ industry and compared to ░░░░░░░░ Biden Administration there is ░░░░░░░░ comparison But when you ░░░░░░░░ look at what the ░░░░░░░░ is the number of ░░░░░░░░ S auto worker jobs ░░░░░░░░ the United States actually ░░░░░░░░ pretty even over the ░░░░░░░░ of those four years ░░░░░░░░ 2017 to 2020 about ░░░░░░░░ 000 jobs were added ░░░░░░░░ to the Bureau of ░░░░░░░░ Scientifics which when you ░░░░░░░░ at the reality plants ░░░░░░░░ close in places like ░░░░░░░░ Ohio and Michigan and ░░░░░░░░ There were other plants ░░░░░░░░ opened up in places ░░░░░░░░ Alabama as well You ░░░░░░░░ see a shift of ░░░░░░░░ going to more non ░░░░░░░░ friendly states like Alabama ░░░░░░░░ when you hear Donald ░░░░░░░░ talk about EV production ░░░░░░░░ Biden Administration has sought ░░░░░░░░ compete with China by ░░░░░░░░ financial incentives to electric ░░░░░░░░ battery production There s ░░░░░░░░ new plant that is ░░░░░░░░ in the works for ░░░░░░░░ 2 5 billion EV ░░░░░░░░ production plant in Michigan ░░░░░░░░ is currently under construction ░░░░░░░░ of Detroit The Biden ░░░░░░░░ including Janet Yellen just ░░░░░░░░ last week acknowledged they ░░░░░░░░ got to compete with ░░░░░░░░ s artificially low EV ░░░░░░░░ here And that is ░░░░░░░░ you ve seen the ░░░░░░░░ Administration try to hone ░░░░░░░░ and increase the movement ░░░░░░░░ there while also acknowledging ░░░░░░░░ union workers in the ░░░░░░░░ States deserve a decent ░░░░░░░░ That s why you ░░░░░░░░ Joe Biden on the ░░░░░░░░ line with the UAW ░░░░░░░░ Compare that when we ░░░░░░░░ out there in Michigan ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump who was ░░░░░░░░ a non union plant ░░░░░░░░ said you know essentially ░░░░░░░░ preferred to paint the ░░░░░░░░ industry as in under ░░░░░░░░ circumstances under Joe Biden ░░░░░░░░ that frankly wasn t ░░░░░░░░ reality But of course ░░░░░░░░ s not just the ░░░░░░░░ industry in which we ░░░░░░░░ seen Donald Trump try ░░░░░░░░ paint the caricature of ░░░░░░░░ reality as it exists ░░░░░░░░ now, guys.”